This book grew out of interviews that actor and director Brendan O’Hea held with esteemed Shakespearean actress Dame Judi Dench. In it, the pair discuss a number of Shakespeare’s plays, particularly in terms of the great female roles Ms. Dench has played in her time… The whole book is a masterclass in how to read, understand, and play Shakespeare, and more generally, how to act.
The Lost Flock: Rare Wool, Wild Isles and One Woman’s Journey to Save Scotland’s Original Sheep by Jane Cooper Narrator: Jane Cooper Published by Chelsea Green Press on 9/14/2023 Genres: History, Memoir, Nature Format: Audiobook Source: the library Purchase: Amazon | Bookshop | Barnes & Noble | Audible | Chirp… Read more »
In Dusk, Night, Dawn, Lamott writes of giving and finding love, hope, courage, and forgiveness, even when we ourselves, like those we want to love and forgive, are messy, imperfect human beings. Written in 2020, during the pandemic, and published in 2021, the book touches on Lamott’s response to the many terrible things occurring in the world: climate change, wildfires, the pandemic, and the rising tide of authoritarianism
84, Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff Narrator: Barbara Rosenblatt, John Franklyn-Robbins Published by Recorded Books on 3/06/2017 Genres: Memoir Pages: 97 Format: Audiobook Purchase: Amazon | Bookshop | Barnes & Noble | Chirp Add to Goodreads When Helene Hanff makes an innocent inquiry about the possibility of purchasing hard-to-find… August 24, 2022 Lark_Bookwyrm Book Reviews 5 ★★★★★
A Circle of Quiet by Madeleine L’Engle Series: Crosswicks Journals #1 Published by Open Road Media on November 29th 2016 (first published 1971) Genres: Memoir Pages: 245 Format: Kindle or ebook Purchase: Amazon | Bookshop | Barnes & Noble | Audible | Chirp Add to Goodreads The beloved author of… January 24, 2017 Lark_Bookwyrm Book Reviews 2 ★★★★★
Description: Renowned knitter and author Clara Parkes ponders the roles knitting plays in her life via 22 captivating, poignant, and laugh-out-loud funny essays. Recounting tales of childhood and adulthood, family, friends, adventure, privacy, disappointment, love, and celebration, she hits upon the universal truths that drive knitters to create and… Read more »
Categories: memoir; inspirationPublisher: B&H Publishing Group, 2012 (orig. published 2000)Book source: Public library The Vow tells the story of Kim and Krickitt Carpenter, the real-life couple whose love and marriage inspired the movie of the same name. Barely two months after their honeymoon, both Kim and Krickitt were in a… Read more »
Category: Memoir; nonfictionPublication date (US): Oct. 30, 2012Book source: Goodreads giveaway (publisher ARC) Paw Prints in the Moonlight tells the story of Toby Jug, a diminutive and charming Maine Coon cat rescued by the author as a tiny kitten, after its mother was hit by a car. From infancy, Toby… Read more »
Homer’s Odyssey by Gwen Cooper Published by Delacorte Press on August 25, 2009 Genres: Memoir Format: Hardcover Source: the library Purchase: Amazon | Bookshop | Barnes & Noble | Audible Add to Goodreads Also by this author: Love Saves the Day Once in nine lives, something extraordinary happens… The last… June 25, 2010 Lark_Bookwyrm Book Reviews 0 ★★★★
